On the surface, the Netflix hit GLOW is a show about the making of a show — specifically, the 1980s TV show “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” (G.L.O.W.) that inspired the series. But beneath this plot lies a far more interesting exploration of women’s experiences in the entertainment industry, and in the world at large, in the 1980s through a modern lens.

Feminist writer Allison Yarrow seeks to answer that very question in her new book 90s Bitch. Yarrow talked to the FBomb about how and why this “bitchification occurred,” as well as its implications for current and future generations of feminists.

When I came across the history podcast Footnoting History, I knew I found my niche. I listened to everything from an analysis of Jane Austenâs novels to the Victoriansâ chilling Christmas traditio...

Weâre all familiar with equestrian statuary, or the full-sized equestrian statues that commemorate historic figures â most frequently emperors, rulers, or military commanders. These statues have e...

100 years ago, a young woman named Margaret Sanger opened the first-ever birth control clinic in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Only ten days later, police raided the clinic and a...

When I heard about the UK referendum that took place in June, I thought the possibility of the UK leaving the EU must be a joke. I expected the population to vote to stay in the EU and I wasnât alon...

I took a seat on a vinyl chair next to my father in the event room of the American Legion in Weehawken, New Jersey. Weehawken is an urban township across the Hudson River from New York City, and its g...

A few weeks ago, I sat in the Chapel at Vassar College, surrounded by a multitude of individuals with varying intersectional identities and causes, listening to feminist scholar Angela Davis speak. Th...

At some point during their education, American students learn about John Adams: an American founding father, the countryâs second president, and an advocate of American independence from Britain. Ho...

Last night, students shuffled in and out of the audition room for a production Iâm working on, frantically asking about pronunciation and deciding whether to use or ignore the chairs weâd provided...

Earlier this Fall, as leaves fell all over my collegeâs campus, something bubbled under the surface and all over Yik Yak, the popular anonymous Twitter-like app. It began as a series of âyaksâ a...

âLet our girls possess what amiable qualities of soul they may; let their characters be fair and spotless as innocence itself; let their natural taste and ingenuity be what they may; it is impossib...

Like countless aspects of the womenâs movement before it, MAKERS, the renowned digital and video storytelling platform of womenâs stories, started with Gloria Steinem. More accurately, it started ...

Editorâs note: I have always been a strong proponent of making education about, celebration of, and respect for history a significant part of the feminist movement. The entire first chapter of A Lit...

The mannequin has been a popular topic for debate for years, but has recently reached the headlines once again. Specifically, Topshop stores across the UK are under scrutiny for mannequins that appear...

Social media as well as blogs and communities like the FBomb have played a key role for young people involved in the feminist movement by giving us a platform to share our thoughts and ideas and allow...

For years I, like most of my peers, always struggled to answer the question "why do we still need feminism?" But ever since I took a class about feminism my Junior year of high school, I can't and won...

I personally love uncovered stories of how women shaped history, which is why I'm adding The Girls of Atomic City to my reading list. The book covers how at the height of WWII,Â thousandsÂ of young gi...

You've been living under a rock if you're not in the know about the Obama #selfie pic which circulated after the Nelson Mandela memorial service. If you have in fact been residing under said rock then...

There are so many little things we do that unconsciously lock us into the mindset that women are inferior. There are of course the big things that cause inequality that we obviously need to change, li...